No 2747, Sunday 14 Jul 13

ACROSS
1   Grounds for action involving large section of will (6) CLAUSE {C{L}AUSE}
4   Behind everyone, in spite of everything (5,3) AFTER ALL [DD]
10 One holds a chair for female with nasty sores (9) PROFESSOR {PRO}{F}{SORES*}
11 Clergyman overlooking original crime (5) ARSON pARSON
12 Sad being around eastern port (7) TRIESTE {TRI{E}STE}
13 Baseball score in series (4,3) HOME RUN {HOME} {RUN}
14 Drink in Wild West hostel - wine? (3,4,7) WET ONES WHISTLE*
17 Maiden secured by one fairly good ball - never mind the others (2,3,5,4) I'M ALL RIGHT JACK {I}{M} {ALL RIGHT} {JACK}
21 Possible reason attempt to secure TT is dashed? (3,4) PIT STOP  {P{IT ST*}OP}
22 Newspaper on Jura cut by pound? (7) JOURNAl {ON+JURA*}{L}
24 Mechanical man, British in origin (5) ROBOT {RO{B}OT}
25 New arrival's special art - miming (9) IMMIGRANT*
26 Event for rider in period costume, primarily (8) DRESSAGE {DRESS}{AGE}

27 Likely lad after rum (4-2) ODDS-ON {ODD}{S-ON}

DOWN
1   We can opt for a change in South African city (4,4) CAPE TOWN*
2   Dressing made from first-rate cooking oil (5) AIOLI {A1}{OIL*}
3   Hat put back on after end of prayers (7) STETSON {S}{TETS<=}{ON}
5   About to be reprimanded because of article on field event (3,3,4,4) FOR THE HIGH JUMP {FOR} {THE} {HIGH JUMP}
6   Dutch scholar helping to make operas, musicals . . . (7) ERASMUS [T]
7   Film of a lake in European country (9) AUSTRALIA {AUSTR{A}{L}IA}

8   Inlay in poplin in garment (6) LINING [T]
9   Commercial practice has topless group dancing exotically? (5-9) ASSET-STRIPPING {hAS}{SET}-{STRIPPING}
15 Programme I came across in desk (9) TIMETABLE {T{I}{MET}ABLE}
16 Bones from Wounded Knee? Lots (8) SKELETON*
18 Untruths about toddler? That could be an understatement (7) LITOTES {LI{TOT}ES}
19 After short time, Dickens character, duke, plodded wearily (7) TRUDGED {T}{RUDGE}{D}
20 Let off extra duties, initially (6) SPARED {SPARE}{D}
23 Approaches mean head of syndicate (5) NEARS {NEAR}{S}

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